Reviews WebAnimation / Zero Punctuation

Zero Punctuation is comedy first, opinion second.

Now, before I start, I'll admit I'm no paragon of virtue, and when I was younger I got upset because he bashed one of my favorite games, just like anybody else who at first, saw a Zero Punctuation video and figured that Yahtzee was just a ranting dick with an ego complex. However, that's not completely true. You have to grow a bit to enjoy Yahtzee.

First off, it's important to differentiate Yahtzee the character with Yahtzee the person. This is easier than other internet personalities like Jontron because his character has a face (the stick figure in the videos with the trilby) and a voice (the fast paced breakneck talking that serves as the audio for his "reviews" ). Don't let your interpretation of his opinions in videos soak into your perception of him as a person.

Second, when you watch a Zero Punctuation video, watch it videos for the comedy, not entirely the gaming insight. If you're going into a Zero Punctuation video with the intent of getting an opinion of a game out of it, you're not going to enjoy it. Enjoy the fast paced no-break speech and the vivid imagery Yahtzee so eloquently uses to get his points across. And remember, even games he gave GOTY awards to, he bashed. That's pretty much the point.

Third and finally, don't just ignore what Yahtzee has to say about a game, because he makes a LOT of good points. He explains and interprets a lot of flaws that other people may not see or want to see, and that's a good thing, because even the best games can have flaws. He is very educated about gaming in general, his opinion should be interpreted as constructive criticism, and you never know, you may come to agree with one of his opinions about a flaw in a game or series that you never realized even was a flaw before he mentioned it.

To sum it up, enjoy Yahtzee as an internet character with a talent for talking fast and giving your weird images in your head, not as a person to take opinions as set in stone. BUT, don't completely ignore what he criticizes, as they're all valid criticisms, just with the narcissism ramped up to maximum overjerk.

Also, don't let it get to you because he bashed a game you like. Nothing's sacred, nothing's perfect, life's cruel, and a little dose of cynicism can do you good. He reviews games angrily for a living, he'll be fine if you disagree with his opinion on a game every now and then.